Nick Stahl Biography
Summary
"Nicolas Kent 'Nick' Stahl" (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film "The Man Without a Face" and then embarked on a successful career as a child actor. He later transitioned into his adult career with roles in "Bully", "Sin City", "In the Bedroom", the HBO series "Carnivāle", and "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines", in which he took over the role of John Connor, originally played by Edward Furlong.
Biography
Early life
Stahl was born in Harlingen, Texas, the son of Donna Lynn, a brokerage assistant.
He was raised in Plano as well as Richardson and currently lives in Austin.
Career
The 1993 film "The Man Without a Face", co-starring Mel Gibson, helped boost his career at the age of 13. His first professional casting was in "Stranger at My Door", although he had been acting in children's plays since he was four years old.
Recent films include "How to Rob a Bank" (2007), "Sleepwalking" (2008), "Quid Pro Quo" (2008). Stahl has played two villains: Bobby Kent in the film "Bully" and Roark Jr./Yellow Bastard in "Sin City".
Stahl did not reprise his role as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation". Instead Christian Bale took over. Stahl noted the film's concept as a 'a jump to the future, so my character will be quite a bit older.'
External links
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Credit
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